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Rychagov, Nikita

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FIDEFIDE 4508394· Male· Estonia· Born in 2005

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Nikita Rychagov, a 21-year-old Estonian FIDE Master, is rated 2295 — just 9 short of his peak of 2304 (May 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, EST Championship 2026 Preliminary Tournament; U20; S50; S65 Championships, and Estonian Team Championship 2026. Also played 20 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 10 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. He reached Estonian #13 in May 2026.

Awarded CM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #4, #7 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2295

Standard

Rpd2341·Blz2234

All-time high

2304

9 pts below
May 2026 · age 21

Activity

48

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#4,278 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Peak Estonian rank: #13
at age 21 · rated 2304
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 2304
at age 21
May 2026
2025
1st Estonian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2249
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
perf 2432 (+128) · 5.5/9 · #83
Top opponent
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A · May 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+69
22262295
Tournaments
9
60 games
Score
37/ 6061.7%
29W16D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/7#1072252-8.6
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#832432+44.2
Swiss
Mar 20265.5/7#42245+4.0
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#82315+14.6
Knockout
Dec 20253.5/8SF2318+18.8

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Estonia
#13
out of 602 players
Europe
#2,870
in continent
World
#4,278
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,356
8
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10
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2,355
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13🇪🇪Rychagov, Nikita2,295
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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2870🇪🇪Rychagov, Nikita2,295
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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